gomretat
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Conley's play has been outstanding. That being said, he played lots better last year than folks gave him credit for and it seemed pretty clear that he had lots left in the tank. Hope he stays healthy.
Very well said. Mike played well last year and IMO it was clear there was plenty left in the tank. The truth is, he and Donovan didn't fit well together. The problem was greatly amplified when an inexperienced owner turned the franchise over to a young player who was not ready for it. Quin didn't lose the locker room, Ryan gave it to someone else and the problems translated to what went on between the lines. I give Ainge credit for righting the mistake Ryan created.Hardy has been fantastic no doubt, but I think Quin is getting some unfair blame. Yes, Mike struggled his first year in Quins system, but the next 3 years he played terrific in the system, he even made his only all-star game two years ago under Quin. Quin coached the Jazz to the best record in the league two years ago, the #1 offense in the league last year and #2 the year before, we also had the #1defense and #2 defense in the league under Quin during the 17-18 and 18-19 seasons.
Some of the criticism is fair, lack of flexibility with his lineups and rotations, and lack of adjustments among other things, but acting like Quin was a bad coach or like he didn't get the best out of his players is just silly and not true.
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